Adobe warns of critical Acrobat and Reader zero-day exploited in attacks
Adobe has released security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability in Acrobat and Reader tagged as exploited in attacks. Even...
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CISA offers free security scans for public water utilities
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced it is offering free security scans for critical infrastructure facilities,...
Ransomware access broker steals accounts via Microsoft Teams phishing
Image: Midjourney Microsoft says an initial access broker known for working with ransomware groups has recently switched to Microsoft Teams...
Windows Systems Targeted in Multi-Stage Malware Attack
A multi-stage malware attack has recently come to light, with Windows systems as its primary target, according to security researchers...
Cyber-criminals “Jailbreak” AI Chatbots For Malicious Ends
SlashNext, a cybersecurity company, has uncovered a concerning trend in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. Referred to as...
‘Evil Telegram’ Android apps on Google Play infected 60K with spyware
Several malicious Telegram clones for Android on Google Play were installed over 60,000 times, infecting people with spyware that steals...
Iranian hackers breach US aviation org via ManageEngine, Fortinet bugs
Image: Midjourney State-backed hacking groups have breached a U.S. aeronautical organization using exploits targeting critical Zoho ManageEngine and Fortinet vulnerabilities,...
Associated Press warns that AP Stylebook data breach led to phishing attack
The Associated Press is warning of a data breach impacting AP Stylebook customers where the attackers used the stolen data...
Facebook Messenger phishing wave targets 100K business accounts per week
Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages to...
Iranian hackers backdoor 34 orgs with new Sponsor malware
A nation-state threat actor known as 'Charming Kitten' (Phosphorus, TA453, APT35/42) has been observed deploying a previously unknown backdoor malware...
MGM Resorts shuts down IT systems after cyberattack
MGM Resorts International disclosed today that it is dealing with a cybersecurity issue that impacted some of its systems, including...
CISA warns govt agencies to secure iPhones against spyware attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies today to patch security vulnerabilities abused as part of...
New WiKI-Eve attack can steal numerical passwords over WiFi
A new attack dubbed 'WiKI-Eve' can intercept the cleartext transmissions of smartphones connected to modern WiFi routers and deduce individual...
Pentagon Urges Collaboration in Cyber Defense
In a discussion at the FedTalks event in Washington last Thursday, Leslie A. Beavers, principal deputy chief information officer at...
Microsoft Teams phishing attack pushes DarkGate malware
A new phishing campaign is abusing Microsoft Teams messages to send malicious attachments that install the DarkGate Loader malware. The...
Ragnar Locker claims attack on Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital
The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for an attack on Israel's Mayanei Hayeshua hospital, threatening to leak 1...
Dymocks Booksellers suffers data breach impacting 836k customers
Dymocks Booksellers is warning customers their personal information was exposed in a data breach after the company's database was shared...
Notepad++ 8.5.7 released with fixes for four security vulnerabilities
Notepad++ version 8.5.7 has been released with fixes for multiple buffer overflow zero-days, with one marked as potentially leading to...
Cisco warns of VPN zero-day exploited by ransomware gangs
Cisco is warning of a CVE-2023-20269 zero-day vulnerability in its Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense...
The Week in Ransomware – September 8th 2023 – Conti Indictments
It started as a slow ransomware news week but slowly picked up pace with the Department of Justice announcing indictments...
China Unleashes AI-Powered Image Generation For Influence Operations
China has unveiled a new cyber capability powered by artificial intelligence, enabling the automatic generation of images for influence operations....
The Initial Access Broker Economy: A Deep Dive into Dark Web Hacking Forums
How much does it cost to buy hacked domain administrator access to a Fortune 500 U.S.chemical manufacturer? More than a...
US and UK sanction 11 TrickBot and Conti cybercrime gang members
The USA and the United Kingdom have sanctioned eleven Russian nationals associated with the TrickBot and Conti ransomware cybercrime operations. The...
Microsoft: North Korean hackers target Russian govt, defense orgs
Microsoft says North Korean hacking groups have breached multiple Russian government and defense targets since the start of the year....
